Ranking the 5 best defensive midfielders this season

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City - Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City - Premier League

#2 Fabinho

Liverpool FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League
Liverpool FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Premier League

The Liverpool midfielder had to endure a slow start at Anfield after arriving from Monaco last summer. Many doubted that he will fail to cement his place in Jurgen Klopp's starting line-up, but he has gradually risen into prominence since he became Liverpool's Man of the Match against FK Crvena Zvezda in a Champions League group stage game.

A versatile player who excels at both attack and defense, Fabinho can fill several different positions, including the centre-back and full-back roles when needed. Klopp has deployed him mostly as a right or a left central midfielder this campaign, but he has excelled the most when switching to the middle of Liverpool’s midfield trio.

Jordan Henderson has also impressed in his natural box-to-box position after the former Monaco star played a deeper role in the team. The 25-year-old was key for Liverpool as the Reds made a miraculous Champions League comeback against Barcelona and has started eight times in his last 10 matches for the Merseysiders.

Had he played consistently since the beginning of the campaign, he would have been on top of this list.

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Edited by Samya Majumdar
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